Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-07-15

per, table dote," they called it i'll French
We walked out for a short stroll to see the
city laying in the neighborhood Of our tavern.
We hadn't gone far till we come to big
building, with colyums all around it, and we
stopped to look at it. noticed chap stand.
| ing under the gas lamp that looked like he
needed a sixpence, and l went up to him,
leaving Mandy about ten feet off,
@Can you talk English says to him, with
a bow.
1--WE, mussier," he says to me; II speakee re
languidge quite mooch," and he smiled all
over as handed him the money.
"Mebbe you do" says, but it don't sound
that way. Can you tell me what building
that iss"
"Zat is re Madelain, mussier"
Mandy turned around, quickern litenin'.
"Sh-sh," says I, don't talk so loud. That's
ny wife, and her name amt Madelain."
He looked scared as Mandy came closer.
"Zat is re Madelain," he said again; "ze
great and re beautifool Agleeze- Madelain
Agleeze."
"Who's Madelain Agleeze:' saws Mandy
putting in, mighty sperrited.
ave, madame" he says, bowling and back
ing off to a safe distance
ave nothin'," she says, gettin' hot: tive air
Mr.. and Mrs. Waxem from Wayback in the
United States Of Ameriky We don't know
anybody named Madelain Agleeze in Paris.
What's she got to do with us~
"Nong, nOng, madame" says the pore cuss.
Citing me between him and Mandy. "Nong
Madelain Agleeze. He is not her name.
Agleeze is ze-ze-what you call him in
Onglaise! re Madeain, ze-ze-oh-we,
madame; re church, re great and re beauti-
fool church in Paree"
"Oh, it's meetin' house. is It'll" says Mandy.
cooling down a little; swell, mebbe it is and
mebbe it amt amt takin' no resks in
Paris anyhow, and Bash, reckin we'd better
be gittin' back towards the tavern"
seen there was no use in trying to git
Mandys mind changed, so l didn't try. She
was down on Paris anyway, and eff she was
going to begin by suspicioning church I
thought Ide give her all the rope she wanted
and let her choke herself
talked soothin' to her on the way home
about the high and lofty patriotism of the
Frenchmen of 1888, so near our own 1776.
and OF the great and glorious republic, which
the land was now enjoying Of, and when we
got 10 our room she was in a purity fair
,'->~.
We prepared to retire, and just before
oiowlng out the candle l thought of some
thing.
"Geewhillikins, Mandy" I says to her
liner some mail down stairs for us, and i
plum forgot it."
She was anxious to git it and thought she
was going to tell me to ring for it. but we
don't have servant bells in Wayback. and
Mandy let me put on my clothes and 90 down
to the Office
And went, Mr.. Editor, but didn't come
back, and there's where mans dupicity some
times gifts him into heap of trouble with
trustin' woman. In the Office, met couple
OF stray Americans, and l stopped to talk a
minute, only minute, but it stretched out.
tell we had drink, and then they suggested
a walk along the Champs Elizy, and I.forgot
Mandy clean, smack, smooth, and went ont
with the boys. l told them I RELY didn't
have the time, and must be hurryin' back.
but 1t was glorious in the brilliant lights and
crowds OF people and music and beauty. and
we set down and had several short and long
drinks and the upshot of 1t was that didn,t
git home tell after midnight
thought, perhaps, Mandy was tired enourb
to he asleep when 1 got in, but she wasn't
She was down in the Office. She had been
Town about every fifteen minutes since left
and was there payin' her fourteenth visit when
arrived, feelin' to!lible frisky.
MI Editor, l shall draw the veil here. Tn
~. mol sT VI SnsAespeares MARQUIS of Tewks
49,. iesseu fearful night" | done
DnaI ! couiu IN sell defense, for hadn't COM
nltted no fault except to fool ner a little on
'hpping out OF her grip, but the result of that
, ,ne ti .h OIL mine was that we was at the
.epo' Inc next morning waiting for the first |
', ai u,. W. ~ eowh' ana Mandy was watchin'
ne nAe na"k. one got me into the cars
I.aff i Il
';Ito anu sue uiuht sack up ON her eternal
NJ ,sl"moe .eli we was nifty miles from Paris.
~. ,n ne 49,, 10y country, the sweet mornin'
~, 'se 'nlus singing and the sunshine,
: Td u ~ g. ''.o ner heart, and she told me
-, - o'e "'' 10 40 SO any more she'd
.as. u pioh'lst' OF course, and we
''A' va :" ~ oi'S W spend Tn 9 night.
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aris = j., !, " ing, near as Dad IN women as
IA IL M men, ana when Mandy began to
n 49, aou' ~. ons silks ana Lyons velvets, and
al, I;i,a 't. az, n. .n"s. l reckon l must have
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